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Have you been counted in Atheist Censushttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/have-you-been-counted-in-atheist-census/
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]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/have-you-been-counted-in-atheist-census/feed/0teenswithoutboardersath2atheistWhat should change about the way we communicate?https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/what-should-change-about-the-way-we-communicate/
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By Mwebesa Robert

People should change in the communication system they are using nowadays since they are destructing the culture of Uganda. In the past communication moved in line with respect but as per now as regards communication every thing has been changed.

In the past people used to communicate in an organized way where by the young people could not communicate the same way as elder people and elder people could not communicate as elder people which is not the same way as it is today.

Today young people can make there own arrangements with out the awareness of the elder people which is not the same as it was in the past’s communication system. In the past young people could not make programs for themselves where by if they were to communicate it was the elders to program for them and the elders had to be in their meetings to see whether they have discussed on some thing developmental in order to give them advise.

Today this communication should be changed because as the young people are being give much freedom as it concerns communication you find out that they are communicating non developmental issues that won’t help them in the coming future.

The elder people should change in the way they communicate to their children because you find a parent of today who fears to communicate sex education to his or her child which is so critual as it regards the well being of the child in the future.

The people of today should change the communication of un developmental words to their children since you find some parents who tell their children that alcoholism is good which isn’t developing the child but just directing the child to a world of trouble.

They should change in the communication of pornographic information to the public mostly which should not be seen by young generation. This demoralize the cultures of Africans which is not good even though to some countries they do not see any danger in it but it should not be communicated any how.

For the above information communication should be changed for the better living of the young growing generation.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/what-should-change-about-the-way-we-communicate/feed/0teenswithoutboardersMore...My experience on the way different people communicate in our societyhttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/my-experience-on-the-way-different-people-communicate-in-our-society/
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By Kabahweza Margret

In our communities in Uganda we communicate differently depending to the person you are talking to. The way I communicate to my parents is not the same way I do communicate to my teachers and not the same way I communicate to my friends.

In Uganda and some other countries in Africa we do respect our parents so much in that you can not talk to a parent while standing. When you talk to your parents while standing it means that you show no respect to the parents you are having, when you are greeting a parent you have to kneel down to show him or her that you real know that you are below him or her even if you as old as the age of your grand.

If you happen to get some conflicts with your parent it’s you the child to go to your parent first to show him or her that you real respect him or her even if the parent is the one in the wrong even early in the morning you have to wake up and greet him or her mind the less of who annoyed the other.

If you conflict with other relatives still the thing remains the same unless if the matter worsens that’s when a family meeting can be held to solve the problem but still the biggest blame is put on you the child not your relative who is older than you which I think is not the same in the European countries.

When you are communicating to teachers in Uganda we see that they also deserve a high degree of respect because they seen as the next parents when we are at school. A little difference is that for the teachers you can talk even though while standing but not pocketing because that will not show respect to the teachers. When you are communicating to these teachers one is not so worried that he or can be easily be beaten for any wrong that he or she does but when it comes to the parent one knows for any wrong thing done he or she can easily be punished since the parent has all the rights over the child which is not to the teacher.

What surprise me is that, when communicating to a friend mostly the one in the same age bracket one can talk freely with out any fear to an extent of hugging one another which is not the case to parents and teachers. To friend you can communicate while playing simple games which doesn’t happen while communicating to parents and teachers.

According to the culture in Africa hugging is not for every one and kissing is so private which should not be not be done in public as it is done by the Europeans during communication no matter whether communicating to parents, teachers or friends.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/my-experience-on-the-way-different-people-communicate-in-our-society/feed/0teenswithoutboardersMore...Restriction on the freedom of speech in Ugandahttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/restriction-on-the-freedom-of-speech-in-uganda/
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By Mwebaze Robert

Despite Uganda being democratically ruled, it has restrictions on the freedom of speech. And this has been evidenced on the communication masses being restricted from passing out true facts to the public.

However, they take an advantage of saying that Uganda is democratically ruled yet there is some sort of dictatorship in it.

In away that some of the masses have been restricted from passing out the negative parts of the government e.g. there is a radio station in Kampala called Central Broadcasting Services (C.B.S FM) which was once closed for its program me (Bimezza) meaning the tables where the opposition leaders like Hon. Betty Nambooze and other oppositions used to discus the negative parts of the government to the public.

Some opposition leaders have been restricted from communicating to the public through communication masses and rallies.

In addition to the above, when the opposition leaders organize their rallies, they are forced not to meet their supporters or even some times tear gassed at their rallies and demonstrations by the police where some are affected by the teargas like the opposition Dr.Kiiza Besigye who was tear gassed tear gassed during the Walk-to-Work demonstration yet it was his right in a democratic nation.

Besides that, there are other news papers that pass wrong information concerning the government to the public i.e. they favor only the government.

In Uganda politics is such an interesting story because of the many things that are in the political set up of Uganda.

In Uganda every citizen has a right to elect a leader of his her choice so longer as he or she is of the age 18 years and above and he or she is registered in the in the register of voters. The government of Uganda is such a democratic one in which one has the freedom to every thing he or she wants for example the freedom to talk or express his or her feeling towards what is happening in his or her country.

But with time as the governments of Uganda are changing day and night it is soon to change to a military government because nowadays the freedom is soon to be left in the hands of the top leaders only mostly the president, people no longer get enough chances of saying out what they want concerning the nature and the well being of their country.

At first the government was so democratic but as per now it is not the way it began. Corruption has become corruption like as if the leaders are sent in the parliament to look for their own wealth not remembering as who send them there. The political leaders do not mind about us who elected them in order to help each other in one way or the other, instead of doing the work we sent them for ,they have decided to put the cart in front of the horse by resorting to corruption and embezzlement of the funds that could be helping us as the people or citizens of the country.

Any one who comes out to talk about the bad things the leaders are doing they are imprisoned for no good reason and others end up kicking the bucket from prison in the unknown ways.

Some other people at least decide to make peaceful demonstrations like walk to work but the response to them is tear gas, heavy beating, and other things that can torture a human being seriously. The government try by all means that they hide all the wrong things they do and at least put the blame on the opposition side which most of the time also try to correct them.

The opposition is not given no respect at all by the head government because most of the times they do not cooperate at all since they have contradicting versions that make them move on different lines.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/political-restrictions-in-uganda/feed/0teenswithoutboardersMore...The lunguage of Politicians in Ugandahttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/the-lunguage-of-politicians/
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By Mwebesa Robert

Politicians do acknowledge their country to the people of their constituency in the country they are in.

Politicians offer themselves for the country and their people; If we get poverty, we will struggle to make sure that the services are near you.

A politician, he or she promises so many things to the people, I will fight to make sure that corruption is un heard, I do promise this will happen in some 2years to come.

He or she introduces other people who are very important to the people of his country more so the head of states in case they have visited their country.

A politician identifies the problem and let people know it and be aware of it and all the dangers that are likely to happen to the society that they are in.

He or She finds out the solutions to the problems identified above in the community that they are in by giving them the methods to choose the best for themselves.

Politicians do praise themselves for the work they have done to the people and the people he or she knows that they can use to help the people in there community.

In most cases they command people to do work in case they want some thing to be done with immediate effect that is when people will listen first than giving them time to do work at their free time.

Some politicians do communicate by intimidating others in most cases like the way how people do always to the president of the republic of Uganda.

Others do communicate by giving some hard duties to perform to others for example the way how his excellence has been doing it to other leaders in opposition say to Dr Besigye of FDC in Uganda.

Politicians do also use the language of threatening People ; If you do this, this will happen to the people in the society they are in or the county we are in say for example if Dr kiza besigye gets into power there is going to be a war so we should not change the one in power in order to have peace in our country Uganda.

Politicians also do blackmail others for example the way how Ssematimba and Eias Lukwago (these were aspiring to be Kampala Mayors) did to each other that they do not have enough papers to contest for those posts.

They also use the language of helping others who are in need in case if some one has the disease which requires a lot of money they do come in and help or in case of death they also come in and contribute and some times they transport the dead body to its origin.

They also use news papers to communicate to the people they want their message to reach to also through Radios, TVS, and so many things to communicate to people of their interest.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/the-lunguage-of-politicians/feed/0teenswithoutboardersMore...How Technology will Change Uganda in the cocming yearshttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/how-technology-will-change-uganda-in-the-cocming-years/
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By Namukose Faridah

Technology will ease communication for example Many people especially elites will be able to communicate to each other by use of facebook .

Technology will increase on educational system. Many people will adjust from using informal education and adopt formal computerized education and it is from there the majority will be educated/elite’s class will be high hence eliminating the class of ignorance group of people.

Technology will increase on trade and commerce example given certain companies will use the Internet to advertise their businesses by putting their fax, web site numbers on the internet that makes communication easier thus facilitating the development of trade and commerce.

Through technology research will be high and modernized that calls upon to the development of country’s sector such as agriculture that may result to the introduction of better methods of farming, introduction of drought crop resistant which all result into development of agriculture.

Many schools, institutions ,and universities especially dealing in science and technology will be set up to provide adequate information about the benefits of technology e .g lessons of computer will be introduced to many scholars.

Diversification of the economy. The country’s economy will be changed totally due to the fact that many people (elite/ researcher) will need to discover and make them more creative (invention and innovation) will increase and have desire to make things of their own and as a result if a country is under agriculture, the elite will diversely it into industrialization in order to meet their aim of discovering new things for their own.

Lastly, technology will make the citizens to be more creative as they weigh them selves with some people like Bills , Gat who is advanced in technology so some may have desire to be like him hence making them to be more creative in working that will result into discovery of new things like making computers, aero planes etc.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/how-technology-will-change-uganda-in-the-cocming-years/feed/1teenswithoutboardersMore...Cara in Mpigihttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/cara-in-mpigi/
https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/cara-in-mpigi/#commentsMon, 16 Apr 2012 06:58:29 +0000http://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/?p=155Continue reading →]]>A story about the need for a common language when making business transactions.

By Namyalo Viola

Cara was the first white woman to go to Mpigi district. She lived in Mpigi district and had a place where she stayed. One day Cara wanted to buy yellow banana. She went out from her room ,she moved towards the shop to buy what she wanted to buy ,Cara was amazed, every body could look at her .For the little on ,they could stop playing and start singing “Muzungu,muzungu”.

The older ones could run after Cara to see her very, well and catch on Cara’s skin . No body in Mpigi town had seen a white woman before .Although people in Mpigi were amazed to see Cara ,she continued walking until when she reached at the shop .She found a woman sited inside the shop and she said,

CARA: Good morning

WOMAN: Ntunda menvu {I am selling yellow banana]

CARA: How much are these?

WOMAN: Gengedde nyo [They are ripe]

CARA: Good bye

WOMAN : Siga seera [They are not expensive]

Cara saw that she can’t communicate to the woman and she decided to move on. The woman thought that they were still talking but the woman was amazed to see Cara going. Cara was very surprised by the people of Mpigi because up to the age of being a mother, they do not understand English even a single word.

]]>https://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/cara-in-mpigi/feed/2teenswithoutboardersMore...Mobile Bankinghttps://teenswithoutboarders.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/mobile-banking/
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By Kabahewza Margret

Mobile money refers to money in electronic phone that can be sent on mobile phones.

It began in 2009 in Uganda with MTN being the lead of mobile money.

There were banks but they were only in urban areas and those in rural areas had to move to these banks to get their money. This movement was accompanied by theft because some people made it a habit to wait for people in certain places so that they could thug them, this was because some used to move with large sums of money in their bags or in their socks to or from the bank premises.

But with the coming of mobile money, so many problems were solved.

People can freely access their money when they want from any where even in rural areas. One can move with large amounts of money on phone without one noticing it.

This new wave of electronic money” mobile money” is available on many networks operating in Uganda. Its introduction was more of a competition among the telecom networks, so many of them had to offer this service so that they would satisfy their customers needs.

This electronic money can be used for so many things. For example-paying school fess, buy airtime, paying water bills, electric bills, Dstv bills and can send to some one this electronic money.

Mobile money is a form of money transfer from one person to another by use of mobile phones .It can be used by both registered and unregistered mobile money users.

It was brought as a result of scarce banks in Uganda and some other countries that use mobile money in Africa. The banks are very few and they have along process which have many payments like paying registration fee and among others.

At first when mobile money was people had to pay registration fee of about 3000 shillings, a photo copy of the identity card and a pass port photo with an approval from the chairman local council one and it first being used by MTN users only. But with time airtel came with airtel money ,Uganda telcom came with M-sente and lastly followed by Warid with Warid pesa and in Kenya they call their service M-pesa of which the words; pesa, sente are words from different language but all standing to mean one word which is “money’’ . On all net works today there is no registration fee but only a pass port photo and a photo copy of the identity card are the requirements for one to register. Mobile money service is used by every one who is able to use a mobile phone since there are so many mobile money agents at least even deep down in villages which don’t require one to incure in transport for travelling to towns.

Mobile money is offering many services like paying bills, paying school fees, sending gifts which are inform of money, sending relatives money for home use and other things like money for medication.

During the process of sending and receiving money ,certain things have to be followed .such things are; one should be able to remember his or her mobile phone number and his or her own personal secret code number he or she is given after being registered since they act as the pass word which help one to keep his or her money safe even when one looses his or her mobile phone together with the sim card, he or she can go back to the service center of the net work he or she is using and get back his or her card then access his or her money.